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Infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 8,017,615 ("Low Hygroscopic Aripiprazole Drug Substance and Process for the Preparation Thereof," issued September 13, 2011), 8,580,796 (same title, issued November 12, 2013), and 8,642,760 (same title, issued February 4, 2014) following a Paragraph IV certification as part of Aurobindo's filing of an ANDA to manufacture a generic version of Otsuka's Abilify® (aripiprazole, used to treat bipolar disorder and schizophrenia). View the complaint here.

Infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 8,268,299 ("Self Preserved Aqueous Pharmaceutical Compositions," issued September 18, 2012), 8,323,630 (same title, issued December 4, 2012), and 8,388,941 (same title, issued March 5, 2013) following a Paragraph IV certification as part of Watson's filing of an ANDA to manufacture a generic version of Alcon's Travatan Z® (travoprost ophthalmic solution, used to reduce elevated intraocular pressure in patients with open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertention). View the complaint here.

Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Amneal Pharmaceuticals, LLC2:14-cv-03235; filed May 20, 2014 in the District Court of New Jersey

Infringement of U.S. Patent No. 8,589,182 (same title, issued November 19, 2013) following a Paragraph IV certification as part of Amneal's filing of an ANDA to manufacture a generic version of Jazz's Xyrem® (sodium oxybate, used to treat narcolepsy). View the complaint here.

Declaratory judgment of non-infringement of U.S. Patent No. 7,658,945 ("Compositions for Delivering Hypnotic Agents Across the Oral Mucosa and Methods of Use Thereof," issued February 9, 2010) in conjunction with Dr. Reddy's Paragraph IV certification as part of its filing of an ANDA to manufacture a generic version of Purdue's Intermezzo® (sublingual zolpidem tartrate, used to treat insomnia when middle-of-the-night awakening is followed by difficulty returning to sleep). View the complaint here.

Infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 8,017,615 ("Low Hygroscopic Aripiprazole Drug Substance and Process for the Preparation Thereof," issued September 13, 2011), 8,580,796 (same title, issued November 12, 2013), 8,642,760 (same title, issued February 4, 2014), and 8,518,421 ("Flashmelt Oral Dosage Formulation," issued August 27, 2013) following a Paragraph IV certification as part of Zydus' filing of an ANDA to manufacture a generic version of Otsuka's Abilify® (aripiprazole, used to treat bipolar disorder and schizophrenia). View the complaint here.

Celgene Corp. v. Natco Pharma Ltd. et al.2:14-cv-03126; filed May 14, 2015 in the District Court of New Jersey

Infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 8,530,498 ("Methods For Treating Multiple Myeloma With 3-(4-amino-1-oxo-1,3-dihydroisoindol-2-yl) Piperidine-2,6-Dione," issued September 10, 2013), 8,589,188 ("Methods for Delivering a Drug to a Patient While Preventing the Exposure of a Foetus or Other Contraindicated Individual to the Drug," issued November 19, 2013), 8,626,531 ("Methods for Delivering a Drug to a Patient While Restricting Access to the Drug By Patients For Whom the Drug May Be Contraindicated," issued January 7, 2014), and 8,648,095 ("Methods For Treating Multiple Myeloma Using 3-(4-amino-1-oxo-1,3-dihydroisoindol-2-yl) piperidine-2,6-Dione In Combination With Proteasome Inhibitor," issued February 11, 2014) following a Paragraph IV certification as part of Natco's filing of an ANDA to manufacture a generic version of Celgene's Revlimid® (lenalidomide, used in the treatment of multiple myeloma patients who have received at least one prior therapy, and in the treatment of patients with transfusion-dependent anemia due to Low- or Intermediate-1–risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) associated with a deletion 5q cytogenetic abnormality). View the complaint here.